Description:
Are you looking for a unique clinical opportunity? Consider working at our 400 acre campus in beautiful mid-coast Maine!
https://www.theridgertcmaine.com/about-us/
Ridge Maine RTC offers competitive salary
Starting Pay Range: $75,000 - $85,000 for conditionally licensed and $85,000 - $95,000+ for fully licensed
Sign-on Bonus: $1,500 bonus paid 1/2 at 90 days and 1/2 at 180 days.
There are many PERKS for members of the team at Ridge Maine:
Professional Development - supervision for conditionally licensed therapists & CEU training.
Engaging Experiences- small caseloads (4-6 residents) allow for greater connectivity & engagement.
Robust Benefit Package - we provide 100% coverage at the employee level for health insurance, generous vacation time and paid holidays, among other benefits.
Knowledgeable Leadership - the management team at Ridge Maine has the experience & wisdom to guide and develop our team, and is often seen on the floor working with our residents.
Supportive work culture - Ridge Maine is committed to fostering a positive work environment that values: Communication, Unity, Leadership, Teamwork, Understanding, Resiliency, and professional Ethics.
Position Summary: Qualified candidates are therapists who can work within a team of professionals, and manage a caseload of up to 6 residents. Ridge Maine functions within a treatment team model, assessing and supporting students as a multi-disciplinary team. This position requires: strong communication skills, thoughtful organization, the ability to multitask, flexibility, and most importantly someone who is able to form healthy connections with adolescents and adults alike. This position is located on campus, with limited remote work by permission only.
Benefits: Ridge Maine offers a robust benefits package for full time employees that includes:
- Health Insurance (employee portion paid IN FULL for option 2)
- Dental Insurance (employer pays 50% of premium for employee)
- Vision Insurance (employer pays 100% of premium for employee)
- 401(k) with matching funds up to 4% after 1 year
- Total Care EAP (wellness benefit program, free to all employees)
- Life Insurance, Short Term Disability, Long Term Disability (optional coverage paid by employee)
- Paid Vacation accrual = 3 weeks per year (increases at 5 years)
- Paid Sick Time accrual = 40 hours per year (accrual caps at 48 hours)
- 10 paid holidays, including one day of your choice
For this position, we are looking for a Therapist who possess these competencies:
- Strong interpersonal skills, ability to give and receive appropriate and timely communication
- Ability to work both independently and as part of a team
- Ability to dependably serve as a positive role model to students and peers at all times
- Strong collaboration skills & teamwork ability
- Demonstrates empathy and compassion to support diversity and inclusion
- Proven success operating in dynamic and changing environments
- Demonstrates sound judgment & professionalism
Position Functions & Responsibilities:
- Establishes positive, trusting rapport with residents, parents and referral sources
- Diagnoses and treats mental health disorders
- Develops individualized master treatment plans and updates every 90 days
- Develops new admission evaluations including but not limited to the following:
- Biopsychosocial
- Master Treatment Plan
- Crisis Plan
- Behavior Support Plan
- Provides weekly individual counseling and treatment
- Facilitates weekly family therapy sessions that focuses on family systems/reunification
- Evaluates, measures and records resident progress
- Reviews daily behavioral progress notes and weekly academic progress notes
- Attends psychiatric medication consultations
- Refers residents to outside specialists or agencies when necessary
- Follows all safety protocols and maintains client confidentiality
- Communicates student’s progress with parents and referral source
- Facilitates clinical groups as assigned by the clinical director
- Works with the other departments to create a well rounded therapeutic environment
- Attends and participates in a weekly clinical and caseload treatment team meetings
- Meets with clinical supervisor at least weekly for formal supervision meetings
- Participates and contributes to quarterly Family Connect activities and sessions
- Additional tasks & responsibilities as assigned, depending on caseload
Schedule: Ridge Maine is a residential facility that operates 24/7 and provides a high level of therapeutic programming and services. As such, it is important that clinical support is available 7 days a week and into the evening hours. Each therapist's schedule is designed to meet business needs and may include a weekend day and/or some evening shifts, and allows for flexibility.
Organization Summary: Ridge Maine's mental health residential treatment center is dedicated to providing healing and peace to adolescents aged 12-18 who are suffering with depression and anxiety, often accompanied by dual diagnoses such as ADHD, ASD, PTSD, OCD, and Personality Disorders. The Program operates within a safe, structured and nurturing environment on a 400 acre farm, employing multidisciplinary evidence-based therapeutic approaches to address the complex needs of its clients. At Ridge Maine we use the three C’s in our therapeutic model: Cultivate self awareness and respect; Collaborate through engaging residents to be part of their therapeutic planning; Connect residents to themselves, their Ridge Maine community, and their families through teaching them the power of their mind-body connection.
Requirements:
Required/Preferred Qualifications:
- Graduate degree in social work, clinical or educational psychology, psychiatry or other related field, with current Maine State License requires; fully licensed a plus.
- Experience working with adolescents in a treatment center milieu strongly preferred
- 3 years experience in direct service to children and adolescents, or comparable experience.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $75,000.00 - $95,000.00 per year
